Melvin Dorries wrote:
Hi All
I need to get a mic for recording HG playing. What is a good one for
use with these instruments?
Mel, there was a discussion about this almost exactly a year ago, when I
was in the market for another microphone. I ended up with a Shure 57A,
a dynamic mic with a supercardioid pattern that's been an old standby
for years and years, partly because of its ruggedness and ready
availability at reasonable prices. As I remember, Mitch Gordon prefers
the 58A (balanced as a voice mic rather than an instrument mic) for its
brighter sound, and Alden prefers the superior frequency response of
condenser mics, but they require either a battery or phantom power from
the mixer, which poses no problem in the studio but can be an issue in
live performance. You know what my Pajot sounds like, and even its
relatively soft sound is picked up well by the 57A. I use a short boom
stand with the mic pointing almost straight down at the instrument,
which with the rather directional supercardioid pattern seems to offer
good isolation from other instruments and ambient noise. I'm far from
being an expert, and have used it for much more live work than
recording, but it's worked for me.
- Martin
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Martin Lodahl of Auburn, California
UNIX Pro, Musician, Motorcyclist
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